Unknown Knights: Pixel RPG

Unknown Knights: Pixel RPG is a pixel art action role-playing game with a focus on creating and customizing your own knights. With its engaging adventure story, humor-filled dialogue, and exceptional music, it provides a delightful gaming experience. Despite some bugs and a lot of grinding, as well as excessive advertisements, the game offers a unique and enjoyable adventure. The journey of your knights in the pixelated world full of quests and adventures is now beginning!

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

Reviews

76%

Audience ScoreBased on 5,219 reviews

story110 positive mentions

monetization135 negative mentions

Cute pixel art and engaging gameplay.
Generous with rewards and free pulls.
Fun and nostalgic experience reminiscent of classic RPGs.

Frequent connection issues and lag, making the game unplayable at times.
Gacha system primarily gives fragments instead of full characters, leading to frustration.
Progression can be slow, especially for free-to-play players, with significant paywalls.

story
275 mentions
40 % positive mentions
57 % neutral mentions
3 % negative mentions
The game's story has received mixed reviews, with many players appreciating its engaging narrative and character design, while others criticize its pacing and translation issues. Some users find the storyline enjoyable and immersive, enhanced by voice acting, but feel that the progression can be slow and hindered by bugs, particularly in tutorial missions. Overall, while the story is considered decent and charming, it suffers from pacing problems and a lack of depth as players advance.
- “The storyline and proper voice acting for immersion, these little efforts are amazing.”
- “This game has an awesome storyline and it is just so fun and charming!!!”
- “I absolutely love the story of this game.”
- “The only downside to this game is a lack of a proper storyline, but other than that, this game is outstanding.”
- “The story itself is fine, and the gameplay is okay, but it needs improving.”
- “While I do not doubt the hard work developers put into this game, the ridiculously simple and cliché story doesn't keep me reading past the first chapter.”
gameplay
221 mentions
56 % positive mentions
40 % neutral mentions
4 % negative mentions
The gameplay of the game has received mixed reviews, with many players appreciating its simplicity, pixel art style, and engaging mechanics. While some enjoy the casual, idle aspects and generous rewards, others criticize the repetitive nature, slow progression, and reliance on gacha mechanics, which can lead to frustration. Overall, the game offers a fun experience for casual players, but may not satisfy those seeking deeper or more innovative gameplay.
- “I really like the gameplay, graphics, and mechanics.”
- “Gameplay is straightforward and it's actually very generous since there are a lot of rewards to earn just playing through the content.”
- “The gameplay is very simple but it requires different strategies for you to progress through the game which is very fun and you can repeat experimenting with different strategies until you complete a stage.”
- “There is no gameplay involved.”
- “The gameplay is non-existent; you just watch the fighting without actually doing anything.”
- “However, gameplay is incredibly repetitive and time-consuming.”
graphics
204 mentions
59 % positive mentions
40 % neutral mentions
1 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are predominantly praised for their charming pixel art style, which many players find cute and nostalgic. However, several users report performance issues, including lag and loading times, which detract from the overall experience. While the art and animations are generally well-received, there are calls for better optimization and the addition of graphic settings to enhance playability.
- “I really love the art style and the game itself.”
- “Amazing game with good graphics, generous rewards, and well-designed characters.”
- “The graphics are cute and the gameplay is entertaining.”
- “With this graphic but too heavy and slow (I've played Guardian Tales and it is going very smooth).”
- “Graphic, there is no option to lower resolution or settings, to my phone Sony XZ3 often lagging and overheating.”
- “The lag in this game is so horrendous it can lock my entire phone up for 10 minutes unable to even close the game or do anything, and it's literally pixel graphics.”
monetization
174 mentions
6 % positive mentions
17 % neutral mentions
78 % negative mentions
The monetization model of the game has received mixed reviews, with many players expressing frustration over the prevalence of ads and microtransactions. While some appreciate the option to watch ads for rewards, others find the ads intrusive and buggy, often leading to issues with receiving promised rewards. Additionally, the high cost of in-app purchases and the perceived pay-to-win elements have led to complaints about the game's overall monetization strategy, with many players feeling it detracts from the enjoyment of the gameplay.
- “It's pretty fun and has a forgiving free-to-play model, but it definitely shoves a lot of microtransactions at you.”
- “There's definitely in-app purchases, but it's one of the furthest from being a pay-to-win game that I've seen on mobile in a while.”
- “This game has a charming retro aesthetic, engaging gameplay, compelling story, and diverse characters, and its monetization model is tempting.”
- “The game is riddled with microtransactions and tells you every second of it.”
- “It's littered with microtransactions everywhere.”
- “The worst is pay to remove ads, and the summon prices and what you get for summons is hilariously bad.”
grinding
61 mentions
3 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
97 % negative mentions
The grinding aspect of the game has received mixed reviews, with many players noting that while it can be enjoyable and rewarding, it often becomes tedious and overly time-consuming, especially for free-to-play users. Some appreciate features like "sweeping" for instant rewards, but others criticize the high resource demands and difficulty spikes that hinder progress. Overall, the game is seen as fun and engaging, but the grinding can feel excessive, particularly for those not willing to spend money.
- “Simple and easy time killer; it can be grindy but can also be enjoyed without grinding hard. The mechanics are very simple and the strategies are easy to understand.”
- “It's not very grindy unlike other gacha games; it still has good animation and art.”
- “The very first experience of this game can be fun but gets repetitive and just tedious over time.”
- “It takes weeks of grinding to clear stages in story stages area 6 and onwards.”
- “The only real complaint is that the story comes to a grinding stop unless you have very specific character combinations that you'd have to get lucky and roll for.”
stability
31 mentions
10 % positive mentions
-6 % neutral mentions
97 % negative mentions
The game's stability is a significant concern among users, with many reporting frequent crashes, freezes, and bugs that hinder gameplay. While some players note improvements and smoother performance after updates, issues like lag, unresponsive features, and server problems persist, leading to a frustrating experience for many. Overall, the game is seen as fun but plagued by stability issues that detract from its potential.
- “The game isn't really buggy anymore and runs smoothly.”
- “I've experienced very few crashes, making my gameplay experience much more enjoyable.”
- “The stability of the game has improved significantly, allowing for longer play sessions without interruptions.”
- “Crashes every time I log in and drops FPS to the point it just freezes.”
- “Too many glitches, updates daily that don't fix anything, castle is impossible to upgrade after level 5, arena is way off balance pitting you against players 2-3 times your battle rating giving you no chance at a win.”
- “The game sometimes freezes and crashes especially when changing from adventure to kingdom.”
optimization
22 mentions
41 % positive mentions
27 % neutral mentions
32 % negative mentions
The game's optimization has received significant criticism, with many players reporting issues such as freezing, slow menu navigation, and high memory usage, leading to overheating and crashes. While some users have noted improvements in performance over time, the overall consensus is that the game still requires substantial optimization to enhance stability and reduce resource consumption.
- “Edit: the game isn't really buggy anymore and runs smoothly.”
- “I hope the performance improves if possible, because I'm enjoying this game.”
- “It has a variety of things to do, runs smoothly and has legendary animations.”
- “For a pixelated game, it has very poor optimization on my phone compared to other games I have.”
- “This game is supposed to be light on performance, but it's very annoying with this non-stop loading.”
- “Most unoptimized game, uses 96% of your memory and then freezes the phone.”
music
19 mentions
47 % positive mentions
37 % neutral mentions
16 % negative mentions
The music in the game receives mixed reviews; while many players appreciate the soundtrack and sound design, noting it fits the game's genre and enhances the experience, others report issues such as bugs causing music to cut in and out, or the music becoming repetitive. Some users also express a desire for more variety in the music, while others highlight the overall quality of the audio alongside the game's graphics and voice acting. However, there are significant complaints about technical issues that disrupt the music experience.
- “Fun game, the art style is adorable, the combat is fun and feels good, the soundtrack/sound design in general is great!”
- “The pixel art is well done and the music is great.”
- “Excellent music and graphics and voice acting, I'm liking it!”
- “The intro scene is bugged so the music cuts in and out constantly.”
- “The music gets annoying really fast and the curve for history mode gets way too hard too soon.”
- “There's no music, it's just silence...”
character development
19 mentions
68 % positive mentions
16 % neutral mentions
16 % negative mentions
Character development in the game is highly praised for its impressive and nostalgic pixel art style, with players appreciating the unique and diverse character designs that enhance gameplay. The voice acting and animations are also noted as standout features, contributing to an engaging experience. While the storyline received mixed reviews, the overall character design and combat mechanics are considered strong points, making the game enjoyable for fans of fantasy genres.
- “The character designs are great with decent differences in skill between them.”
- “Definitely an awesome game; the storyline is 10/10 and the pixel character design is so detailed and cool.”
- “Flawless character design, animation, ability, and combat style + system (one of the best I've seen on mobile).”
- “The character development feels lacking, as the story is kind of mid, maybe because I skipped 90% of it.”
- “I really like the gameplay and the character design, but I encountered an issue where the event language is in Japanese, which is confusing.”
- “While the character designs are appealing, the overall character development does not seem to offer much depth.”
humor
11 mentions
100 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is generally well-received, with players appreciating its funny story, engaging gameplay, and charming retro aesthetic. However, some find the monetization model and summon mechanics to be so poorly designed that they become unintentionally humorous. Overall, the game successfully combines entertaining elements with a lighthearted tone, though it faces criticism regarding its handling of feedback and monetization practices.
- “The story is funny, building your own kingdom is always fun, and leveling your squad up is entertaining, so there's nothing bad about the game.”
- “This game has a charming retro aesthetic, engaging gameplay, compelling story, and diverse characters, and the funny part is its monetization model is tempting.”
- “It's so ridiculous that it's funny.”
emotional
5 mentions
100 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
0 % negative mentions
Players express a mix of emotions regarding the game, highlighting its nostalgic and heartwarming qualities that contribute to a satisfying experience. However, frustrations arise from technical issues like unresponsive buttons and intrusive ads, which detract from the overall enjoyment and can lead to feelings of annoyance.
- “One of those very addicting games, love the pixel style, wholesome rewards, and easy to understand.”
- “Why I gave this game 5 stars: because this game is so much fun, nostalgic, heartwarming, and satisfying.”
replayability
2 mentions
0 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
100 % negative mentions
The game has potential for replayability, but users express concerns about its performance on low-end devices, which may hinder the overall experience. While it shares similarities with other gacha games, some players feel it could benefit from improvements to enhance accessibility and enjoyment.
- “Really good game, but I really hope they make it more playable on low-end devices.”
- “Just like most gacha games (cash grab), the difference is at least those are playable.”